Jim Leonhard is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Leonhard in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Leonhard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 22–23 | BUF | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | BUF | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | BUF | 10 | — | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | BAL | 15 | — | 62 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 64 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | NYJ | 11 | — | 50 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | NYJ | 13 | — | 44 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | DEN | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | BUF | 11 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 613 | 53.4% | 245 | 48.2% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | CLE | 12 | — | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 503 | 43.1% | 206 | 43.9% |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 358 | 269 | 89 | 16 | 13 | 4.5 | 33.5 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,116 | 48.3% | 451 | 46.1% | |
Career Value · VORP
85 career value over replacement — #1356 all-time of 4,649. 10.6/season above a replacement-level S.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22–23 | BUF | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | BUF | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | BUF | 10 | — | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 25–26 | BAL | 15 | — | 62 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 64 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 27–28 | NYJ | 11 | — | 50 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 28–29 | NYJ | 13 | — | 44 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2012 | 29–30 | DEN | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 30–31 | BUF | 11 | 9* | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 31–32 | CLE | 12 | 0* | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 104 | 9* | 358 | 269 | 89 | 16 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30–31 | BUF | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 613 | 53.4% | 245 | 48.2% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | CLE | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 503 | 43.1% | 206 | 43.9% |
| Career | 32 | 9* | — | — | 1,116 | — | 451 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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